Swiss Transfer Ticket

General information

Free Swiss Family Card
For families travelling together, the free Swiss Family Card allows all children under 16 years to travel free of charge when accompanied by a parent (including step and foster parents). Excludes reservation fees.

• Valid with all Swiss products (Swiss Pass, Swiss Flexipass, Swiss Saverpass, Swiss Saver Flexipass, Swiss Transfer Ticket and Swiss Card).
• Children aged 6 - 15yrs inclusive who are not members of the family qualify for a 50% reduction on all Swiss Travel System tickets.

Extra information

Benefits

• Access to scenic trains (Bernina Express, Glacier Express, Golden Pass, William Tell Express). Reservations are compulsory and fees vary by train.
• Can travel on normal trains only on the Glacier Express line.
• Special passholder fares on TrainHotel Elipsos connecting Switzerland and Spain (Zurich-Barcelona). Valid only with a Swiss Pass or Swiss Flexipass. Not valid with the Swiss Card or Swiss Transfer ticket.
• Special passholder fares on Lyria (France-Switzerland TGV) and Geneve Med. Valid with a Swiss Pass or Swiss Flexipass. Not valid with the Swiss Card or Swiss Transfer ticket.
• Special passholder fares on CityNightLine (from/to Switzerland routes). Valid with a Swiss Pass or Swiss Flexipass. Not valid with the Swiss Card or Swiss Transfer ticket.
• Note: Passholder Fares - passes must be validated prior to boarding the first train and travel must be completed by midnight on the last day of validity of the pass. On some trains, a Passholder Fare may necessitate the use of a travel day on the pass.
• Special free or discounted travel bonuses: for a full list, pls refer to Swiss Travel System maps issued with the pass. Bonus partners and applicable discounts include:
• Mountain Railways - cable cars and mountain trains not included in the Swiss Travel System range of passes offer a 25% discount (must be booked locally - Swiss Card holders receive a 50% reduction. No discount for Swiss Transfer tickets). Please refer to the STS map.
• Rent-a-bike - 4000 bikes for rent at 150 railway stations. Reduced rates for full or half day rentals.
• Rent-a-ski - approx. 10% discount on ski and other winter equipment rentals. www.swissrent.com
• Basel - 50% discount on the "Basel Card".
• Bern - 20% discount on a guided walking tour through the old town/ clock tower or guided city bus tours.
• Geneva: 20% discount on guided day tours
• Lausanne - 20% discount on guided city tours. www.lausanne-tourisme.ch
• Schaffhausen - 20% discount on guided city tour.
• Zuerich - 50% discount on guided city walking tours.
• Gubelin - 8% discount on all watches and jewellery.
• RailAway - various discounts on exhibitions, musicals, museums and events. Bookings can be mad at major railway stations in Switzerland.